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The Saviour spent much of His time in the area of the Sea of Galilee. It was also the area of many of His miracles. (See map below text.)
6:1 After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is [the sea] of Tiberias.
The Sea of Galilee is not actually a "sea". It is a freshwater lake. It is 13 miles long and 7.5 miles across (at widest point). It is up to 150 feet deep. It is the lowest freshwater lake on earch, 700 feet below sea level. The Jordan River is the main source of the water for the Sea of Galilee.
The Sea of Galilee is called a sea because there was no word for lake in ancient Hebrew. The word yam (sea) was used to describe small and large bodies of water. The ancient name for this lake was Yam Kinneret. Kinneret comes from kinnor, Hebrew word for harp or lyre. This lake roughly resembles the shape of a harp. Israelis still use this ancient name for the Sea of Galilee today.
There are approximately twenty-two varieties of fish in the Sea of Galilee. One fish that is still very popular from this lake even today, is the tilapia, also called St. Peter's fish. Tilapia is one of the clean fish, described in Leviticus . I've eaten them and they are good.
13:47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
Another fish in the lake, that was popular during the Saviour's day, was sardines. These small fish were probably the two small fish of Matthew 14:17 with which the multitudes were fed by the Saviour.
14:17 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
There were also fish, in the lake, that were not eaten by the Galileans: the unclean fish, those without scales. Prominent among these unclean fish was the catfish.
Fishing was big business in ancient Galilee. Fish was the main source of protein. At the time the Saviour lived, the shore of the lake was lined with villages and towns. According to Josephus, there were about 230 fishing boats, during this period, that regularly worked, fishing the lake.
 7:31 And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
15:29 And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
*If there is another blog on this subject I am not aware of it. Also, I research many sources (through the years) and do not remember every source. If I am aware of the source, I give credit to the source.
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| January 14, 2008 |
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| GREAT ONE! GOD BE WITH YOU ALWAYS. |
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| January 14, 2008 |
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OUTSTANDING YAHSchild
I'm learning a great deal from you keep it up |
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| January 14, 2008 |
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| Thanks for taking the time to post what you've discovered! |
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| January 15, 2008 |
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| Very interesting and informative, thanks for sharing. |
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| January 15, 2008 |
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| I am loving all these blogs you are sharing that give so much information. Thank you for giving me a history/geography lesson! |
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| January 15, 2008 |
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Thank you Doyle for the star and comment! I appreciate the BLESSING, too! God BLESS you and be with you always, too, Doyle!
MaKelly, Thank you for the encouragement! I am so happy you are interested in learning and that I am in some way providing something you find interesting and informative! Thanks for the star and comment!!!!
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| January 16, 2008 |
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| Thank you, HolySpiritWithin, for taking the time to read my post! Thanks for your star and comment! Appreciate it! |
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| January 17, 2008 |
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Restore, thank you for your star and comment.  I love research about the Saviour! You are right, it does take time but the rewards are wonderful. Each bit I learn, the hurgrier I get! :) You never know when there is some little something that helps in a big way, at least that's my opinion.
Thank YOU for taking time to read the blog and for your encouraging comment!
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| January 17, 2008 |
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| Yahschild,very interesting.Thanks for teh informatioin:) |
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| January 18, 2008 |
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Blenda, Thank you for your star and comment! I'm glad you found my blog about the Sea of Galilee interesting and informative.
Considering how much I love harp music, I thought it was interesting that the Sea of Galilee roughly resembles the shape of the harp.
I really like Tilapia and it make me feel good to know they were in the Sea of Galilee, even in ancient times!
Thank you for leaving your comment, Blenda. |
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| January 20, 2008 |
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Thank you, Deb, for your comment. I appreciate it.
I'm glad you found the blog informative and interesting. Thanks for comment about it being a history/geography lesson!
I do enjoy sharing information and it's good to know it's helpful or interesting to others! |
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| January 22, 2008 |
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YAHSCHID OUTSTANDING YOU TRULY HAVE A GIFT FOR THIS 
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| January 23, 2008 |
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Thank you for the sincere compliment, Arlene! I appreciate that you find my blogs interesting and informative.
We are in a continual learning process. I appreciate "refresher" information, too. I've found I can learn something, even if I think I already know about it, simply by going back over it from time to time. Some tidbit I overlooked or was not available from previous sources that I study.
Your compliment is very encouraging!
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| February 01, 2008 |
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| Thanks, Racoonpoodle, for your comment. I thought this was an interesting blog to work on and appreciate your time to read the blog and to leave a comment. Thanks! |
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